Soward Surname
Approximately 1,460 people bear this surname
Soward Surname Definition:
(English) Sow-Herd [Old English sú +heorde]
Soward Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,186 | 1:305,615 | 28,106 |
| Liberia | 67 | 1:65,799 | 5,672 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 406 | 1:123,691 | 12,002 |
Soward Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Sow-Herd [Old English sú +heorde]
Soward Demographics
Average Soward Salary in
United States
$44,738 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soward Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soward Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soward is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soward? popularity and diffusion
Soward is the 267,533rd most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 4,991,470 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Soward are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,186 people, or 1 in 305,615. In The United States Soward is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 28 percent are found, Kentucky, where 6 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Soward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Soward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soward last name rose 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 15 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Soward Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Soward surname are 2.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.07% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Soward earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.59% more than the national average, earning $60,410 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Showard | 92 | 79 | / |
| Sjosward | 86 | 13 | / |
| Seward | 83 | 19,648 | / |
| Saward | 83 | 1,614 | / |
| Sowart | 83 | 84 | / |
| Zoward | 83 | 17 | / |
| Suward | 83 | 13 | / |
| Joward | 83 | 12 | / |
| Sobard | 83 | 4 | / |
| Soword | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sovard | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sowerd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schooward | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheward | 77 | 1,666 | / |
| Seeward | 77 | 86 | / |
| Shaward | 77 | 68 | / |
| Souvard | 77 | 35 | / |
| Cowhard | 77 | 29 | / |
| Soobard | 77 | 15 | / |
| Suwardt | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sawards | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hjoward | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sieward | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sowords | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewardt | 77 | 1 | / |
| Choward | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sgaward | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zoeward | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sowarts | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sewaird | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sovards | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seweard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Saweard | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shuward | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gioward | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seuward | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sewardd | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shawaird | 71 | 301 | / |
| Cowheard | 71 | 35 | / |
| Sobhhard | 71 | 13 | / |
| Scheward | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sjosvard | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sohwartz | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shaeward | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shawward | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schowart | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chowhard | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Seward | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seauward | 71 | 0 | / |
| Savard | 67 | 23,946 | / |
| Jaward | 67 | 8,125 | / |
| Sabard | 67 | 702 | / |
| Sewart | 67 | 469 | / |
| Suwart | 67 | 244 | / |
| Savord | 67 | 102 | / |
| Covard | 67 | 43 | / |
| Seword | 67 | 41 | / |
| Zaward | 67 | 29 | / |
| Saword | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jovard | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sawart | 67 | 16 | / |
| Saverd | 67 | 15 | / |
| Schowartz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sevard | 67 | 11 | / |
| Subard | 67 | 10 | / |
| Schuwardt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sovart | 67 | 6 | / |
| Suvard | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sewerd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sochwartz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schowarte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jowart | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shouwartz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeward | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sobord | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coword | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sabord | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soward
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